Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese

You can join online now by clicking here. 

Or if you prefer, you can contact the Membership Secretary by e-mail at membershipsecretary(at)afwj.org to send you an application form, some sample publications and a furikae yoshi (pay form) which you can use to pay the required dues at the post office. 

After receipt of your dues is confirmed by the Treasurer, your name will be forwarded to the representative of your local district.

Membership Dues 

This option entitles you to issues of the journal from the time of joining until Dec 31 of the same year, and the current membership directory. It is only available to new members or those rejoining members whose membership has lapsed for 3 years or more. From the second year of membership dues will be ¥7,000. Back-issues of the journals may be read online.

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Membership Special for New Members or Members Rejoining after a lapse of three or more years (From time of joining from July 1 onwards - Dec 31 of the following year): ¥8,000

This option entitles you to issues of the journal from time of joining until Dec of the following year. When joining, you will receive the membership directory for the current year and the following year’s membership directory will be sent in April. Back-issues of the journals may be read online. It is only available to new members or those rejoining members whose membership has lapsed for 3 years or more. From the third year of membership dues will be ¥7,000.

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 This option entitles you to four issues of the journal and one membership directory. It is the default membership for all members renewing their membership including those whose membership has lapsed for less than 3 years. Your first journal will arrive in the spring, together with the directory. If you join mid-year, you will receive the next available issue of the journal.  Back-issues of the journals  may be read online

Note: Members can pay dues for up to five years in advance.

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Half-year Membership (July 1 to Dec 31): ¥3,500

 Membership begins on July 1. 

This option entitles you to two issues of the journal (Fall and WInter Issues) and one membership directory. This option is available to all  members whether new, rejoining or recently lapsed. Back-issues of the journals may be read online.

 Note: You may also choose to pay dues for the following year in advance, as the deadline for payment of dues is the middle of October. If you choose this option, the total amount for 1.5 years is ¥10,500.

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Overseas Airmail Postage upgrade: ¥2,000/per year

 All memberships include land or sea postage and delivery. Overseas members may choose to upgrade to airmail delivery for 2,000 yen per year. (1,000 yen for the Half-year Membership)

How to pay dues

You can pay dues online using a credit card or Pay Pal, or at any of post office in Japan using the pre-printed furikae yoshi (pay form) available here: preprinted furikae yoshi form

Just fill out the form with your name, address and telephone number in “romaji” (Roman alphabet letters; please don’t write in kanji) and present it to the postal clerk with the proper amount. A small fee will be added by the post office. 

You can also make a bank transfer or send your dues via insured mail for cash (genkin kakitome) by contacting the Treasurer for more information at afwjtreasurer(at)afwj.org

Once the transaction is confirmed by the AFWJ Treasurer, the representative of your local district will be informed and will add your name to the local newsletter list.